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Scientific Name | Gomphocarpus rivularis Schltr. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | APOCYNACEAE |
Synonyms | Asclepias rivularis (Schltr.) Schltr. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2012/05/16 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Although threatened by habitat destruction in some areas, this widespread and common species is not yet in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West |
Range | Widespread across eastern South Africa and Swaziland. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Grassland, Indian Ocean Coastal Belt, Savanna |
Description | Riverbanks and areas subjected to seasonal flooding. |
Threats |
| Threatened in some areas by habitat destruction due to damming and channelling of watercourses, as well as competition from alien invasive plants. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Gomphocarpus rivularis Schltr. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Goyder, D.J. and Nicholas, A. 2001. A revision of Gomphocarpus R. Br. (Apocynaceae: Asclepiadeae). Kew Bulletin 56(4):769-836.
Raimondo, D., von Staden, L., Foden, W., Victor, J.E., Helme, N.A., Turner, R.C., Kamundi, D.A. and Manyama, P.A. 2009. Red List of South African Plants. Strelitzia 25. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2012. Gomphocarpus rivularis Schltr. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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